2010 -
08.03
Category Announcements, Enviromentalism | No Comments »
New England Climate Summer has been cycling across Massachusetts for two months, and our summer is almost over. This Sunday, August 8, we would like to celebrate everything that we have achieved together, our friendships, and the great work that is to come. Please join us for our finale party!
Who: New England Climate Summer cyclists, their trainers, and all of the incredible people they met along the way (YOU!)
What: a party to celebrate the summer! Featuring music by Melodeego, food by Bolocco burritos, updates from the summer, and lots of fun!
When: Sunday, 8 August. 2-5 pm
Where: JP Greenhouse, at the corner of Catherine and Bourne Streets in Jamaica Plain (click for map).
We are so excited to reconnect with all of you and to gather so many inspirational people in one place.
We can’t wait to see you on Sunday!
2010 -
07.24
Category Activism, Social Justice | No Comments »
Comprehensive Immigration Reform This Year!
All Families, GLBTQ and Straight, Must be Included!
We invite you to join United Methodist Bishop Minerva Carcaño, Congressman Mike Honda, and families impacted by our broken immigration system on a call designed for activists and concerned community members. Hear how YOU can press Congress to act now!
Conference Call Details:
Date and Time: Wednesday, July 28, 2010
8:00 p.m. Eastern, 7:00 p.m. Central, 6:00 p.m. Mountain, 5:00 p.m. Pacific
Duration: 1 hour
Call-in Number: 1-866-740-1260, passcode 6946500#
To register and receive materials for the call: go to www.LGBTforCIR.org
Hear from:
- U.S. Congressman Mike Honda (D-CA), lead sponsor of the Reuniting Families Act and a tireless champion for family unification.
- Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño, United Methodist Church, who will discuss the moral imperative to move inclusive comprehensive immigration reform forward this year.
- Joriene and Jashley Mercado, U.S. citizen children whose gay mom Shirley Tan faces deportation; and another family impacted by our broken immigration system
Karen Narasaki of the Asian American Justice Center and Rachel Tiven of Immigration Equality Action Fund will discuss simple ways for YOU to help pass inclusive immigration reform this year.
To register and receive materials for the call: go to www.LGBTforCIR.org
2010 -
07.23
Category Announcements, CWM | No Comments »
Tomorrow, Harvard-Epworth will be lending their facilities to the Transcending Boundaries General Interest Meeting that CWM is hosting. Below is more information about Transcending Boundaries and their General Interest Meetings. We cordially invite you to join, and look forward to hearing about your experience.
Please join us on July 23, 2010 at 7:00pm in Cambridge for our next Transcending Boundaries General Interest Meeting. Transcending Boundaries is an organization supporting and promoting groups that focus on gender and sexuality outside of traditional social labels (bisexual/pansexual, genderqueer, transgender, polyamorous, intersex). Transcending Boundaries holds a conference once a year to trade stories, share experiences and resources, and talk about the issues we all have in common.
Come meet some of the people whose hard work makes the Transcending Boundaries Conference a success. At this meeting you will learn more about Transcending Boundaries Inc, and hear about what we have planned for this year’s conference. There will be time to socialize, play a few games, and share stories and feedback about past conferences. We will have registration forms available for those who would like to sign up for this year’s conference in person, and let you know the ways you can get involved in organizing or volunteering.
Our Cambridge meeting will be held in Harvard-Epworth Church at 1555 Massachusetts Ave. H-E is accessible via the Red Line and street parking is available.
Directions and maps: http://www.gbgm-umc.org/HAREPUMC/directions.html
We will be holding more General Interest Meetings as we get closer to the 2010 Conference. Look for announcements about meetings in New Haven and New York in the months to come.
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Transcending Boundaries, Inc., a 501c3 non-profit corporation which is hosting the Seventh Transcending Boundaries Conference at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA on November 19th through 21st. This conference provides lectures, workshops, panels and entertainment for the education, activism, research, and support for the spectrum of communities celebrating their gender, sex and sexuality. For more information go to http://www.transcendingboundaries.org/ or contact us at info@transcendingboundaries.org
2010 -
07.11
Category Activism, Social Justice | No Comments »
From the Massachusetts Interfaith Committee for Worker Justice:
Workers at the Shaw’s warehouse in Methuen ratified a new contract Thursday by a vote of 171 to 37. This ends a bitter 18-week strike that started on March 7. The striking workers will return to their jobs as soon as possible.
We believe this is a great victory in economic times more difficult than any since the Great Depression. Your prayerful action forced the leaders of a multi-billion dollar corporation to turn from their sinful treatment of the workers and their families, acknowledge the workers’ union, and come back to the table to negotiate a fair settlement.
Thanks to the courage and tenacity of the workers, the resolve of their union, and the powerful, prophetic witness of our faith communities, the workers will return to work with their heads held high.
2010 -
07.05
Category Activism, Enviromentalism | No Comments »
The Massachusetts Council of Churches is sponsoring an Ecumenical Prayer Service for the Gulf Disaster on Wednesday July 7th at 7pm at Old South Church in Boston. Coming together to pray is a way for us to deepen our solidarity with those directly affected by the Gulf disaster and to present a unified Christian witness to God’s love and our frustration in the wake of this event, as well as the hope we have for restoration of all things in Christ. Christian leaders from many traditions will be leading us in prayer; All are invited to come and experience the power of ecumenical prayer. Clergy are invited to wear stoles, green if possible.
Starting June 13th, CWM will be holding worship at Harvard-Epworth UMC.
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